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  1. $250,000 grant received to explore new strawberry production techniques

    method that was developed by OSU South Centers for Ohio and Midwest cool climate growing conditions. ... By Brad Bergefurd Assistant Professor and Specialty Crops Specialist Locally produced strawberries ... have outstanding market potential, however the number of farms growing strawberries and strawberry ...

  2. $2M grant awards to fund two meaningful aquaculture projects

    quality of life and access to safe nutritious food for urban and peri-urban communities, and society as ... Dr. Hanping Wang at the Ohio Center for Aquaculture Research and Development (OCARD) at The Ohio ... USDA- the Urban, Indoor, and other Emerging Agriculture (UIE). This funded project is for the ...

  3. $5 million in annual new harvest ale sales using Ohio hops being brewed in Ohio

    produced in the past. Seeing this agriculture opportunity for Ohio, as a project PI and co-PI, Horticulture ... authored 5 technical reports and fact sheets on the potential of growing hops as a specialty crop for ... locally produced brews using Ohio hops. These new brews include high value Wet-hopped harvest ales never ...

  4. 'Tis the season for strawberries

    “This opens up a great marketing opportunity for Ohio farms to produce off-season strawberries.” ... “Picking your own strawberries at Christmas IS possible in Ohio,” he concluded.  This new research ... South Centers in July and August. Clean substrate (growing media), which eliminates the need for soil ...

  5. "Soil is meant to be covered..." Jim Hoorman speaks about cover crops in soil health series

    a special purpose. Legume cover crops, for instance, are typically used to produce homegrown nitrogen. Grass ... The Soil Health Series Live Stream July 13 episode was focused on cover crops. Jim ... Centers. "Soil is meant to be covered," said Hoorman. "Each cover crop is designed for ...

  6. 14th Annual Stinner Summit: Adapting Ohio Agroecosystems for Resilience to the Pandemic and other Natural Disasters

     planned for October 16 from 1:00- 4:00 PM. Please consider joining us to brainstorm ways to improve the ... health of Ohio’s land and people with support from the Ben Stinner Endowment for Healthy Agroecosystems ...

  7. 15 Years, 15 Minutes: South Centers scientist Islam recognized by University for soil test kit commercialization

    By Bradford Sherman South Centers/CFAES For Dr. Khandakar (Rafiq) Islam, it was a experiment 15 ... use it to make informed decisions concerning soil health and the potential for agricultural ... recalled, when asked about his inspiration for developing the test kit. Fast forward to today and now an ...

  8. 2013 Education to Environment Student Symposium

    us for over 450 student poster presentations. Learn about the environment, environmental challenges, ... and solutions. The afternoon poster session provides a forum for students, faculty, and the community ... projects and education. Presentations may be a poster, creative or multimedia display, or other exhibit.   ...

  9. 2013 Master Gardening Program

    Individual sessions are $5 each or $70 for the series. Topics to be covered:  Orientation to Extension and ... 2013 Master Gardener Training 14 Sessions held every Monday and Thursday via CarmenConnect Cost: ...

  10. 2013 Videos

    January Recap February Advice from Mentors March Recap April Recap May Fish Feed and Nutrition ... Production, Kurt Rosentrater, Iowa State Univ. Least Cost Diet Test for Bluegill Sunfish, Charles Hicks, ...

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